Blog Archive - September 2012

Messing with British Institutions: The Fish and Chip Brit Pot

Posted on 12 September 2012

Messing with a British institution is a dangerous game. Putting Fish & Chips into a microwavable pot is a bit like giving Dame Maggie Smith a Mohican. We went ahead and did it anyway, and we’re pretty proud of the results too.

As Brits, Fish & Chips, occupy a very special place in our hearts. Fish & Chips even managed to slip past McDonald’s Olympic dictatorchip, making its way onto the stadium menu as a classic British dish.  No easy feat, as any Stratford-based chip vendors will contest.

Calling up memories of rainy day trips to the Great British beach with every mouthful, it’s no wonder that people have such a personal interest in defining what exactly goes into making the “perfect” Fish & Chips. Here’s our take on the British classic:

The Fish

Once upon a time it might have been the only way our parents could get us to eat fish, but it has remained our favourite way of guzzling our gill-bearing friends. 

We didn’t want to get too caught up in the cod vs haddock debate, so we went with the majority vote. While haddock is the top choice for the Scots, it’s cod that wins out in England making up 61.5% of our consumption....

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